We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
The Oakland A's enjoyed a remarkable 20-game winning streak between August and early September of 2002.
In August of 2002, the Oakland A's began a 20-game winning streak.
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS EXCITED COMMENTS FROM PLAYERS WHO JUST COMPLETED A 20-GAME WINNING STREAK.
One of Beethoven's most-loved works for the piano is his "Moonlight Sonata." In this clip, we see it performed by Daniel Barenboim.
This video is a clip from Morgan Freeman's interview with Tavis Smiley.
In this clip - from the PBS documentary, "Eyes on the Prize" - Moses ("Mose") Wright tells what happened the night Roy Bryant and J.
Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was put on trial for murder, commencing November 14, 1881.
In this 60 Minutes segment, entitled Mr.
At the start of his musical career, Nathaniel Ayers played the largest stringed instrument in an orchestra - the double bass.
In this video clip, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers plays the trumpet, then the cello, in a duet with Joanne Pearce-Martin, principal keyboardist with the Los...
On the 11th of February, 1990, Nelson Mandela became a free man.
On the 11th of July, 1963, the police decided to raid Liliesleaf Farm.
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